As with the first VxRail we deployed for management use, the SEC VxRail also needs some minor tweaks before we can consider it VVD aligned. Thankfully, the list is shorter than with the management Rail, so we will get through this relatively quickly.

Anything in the format [input_value] represents a value from your preparation that you should insert (without the square brackets of course)

Set SDDC Deployment Details on the Management vCenter Server

Log into [sec-vcenter-fqdn]

Home -> Global Inventory Lists -> vCenter Servers -> Resources

Select [sec-vcenter-fqdn]

Configure -> Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Edit

Add

config.SDDC.Deployed.Type: VVD

config.SDDC.Deployed.Flavor: Standard

config.SDDC.Deployed.vvd_vc_conversion: 4.3.0

config.SDDC.Deployed.WorkloadDomain: SharedEdgeAndCompute

config.SDDC.Deployed.Method: DIY

config.SDDC.Deployed.InstanceId: [generated-random-uid]

Add Management vSphere Licenses

Quite likely you already have the licenses added from earlier work, but just in case you are using a different license for the SEC VxRail, then add it here

VC -> Home -> Administration -> Licenses

On Licenses tab -> Create New Licenses

Add and Assign Licenses

Add the Shared Edge and Compute vCenter to the vCenter Servers VM Group